Name: michael mann's review of The Possessed by Elif Batuman
Item: The Possessed
Rating: 4
Author: michael mann

Elif Batuman

An award-winning Stanford University literary professor documents the stories of individuals who have dedicated their lives in occasionally absurd ways to pay tribute to Russian classics, describing their investigations of historical events, emulations of author habits and more. Original.

Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them

The Possessed

Stephanie Rich

so informative, a little wordy maybe but so much valuable info and context into that impenetrable country and their words. would so rec  

michael mann

russian liiiiiiiit!!!!

so informative, a little wordy maybe but so much valuable info and context into that impenetrable country and their words. would so rec  

Kathy Luo

I cannot believe this book exists, I cannot believe Elif Batuman exists, but I am glad they do

Edyta

intellectually satisfying, the chapters on Uzbek literature made my head spin

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